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ACTIFLO®

Veolia Water Technologies selected to deliver the
Greenbushes Lithium Mine Water Treatment Plant in Western Australia

Veolia
technologies used at the Water Treatment Plant allow doubling the output at the
largest hard rock lithium mine in the world, satisfying all environmental
requirements regarding discharge water.

Located in Greenbushes, Western Australia, the
Talison Lithium mine is a leading producer of lithium in Western Australia. The
lithium mined is used in batteries for consumer electronics, electric bicycles,
buses and passenger vehicles. It is also used in aerospace alloys, wind
turbines, glass and ceramics.

The mine site is located adjacent to the town of
Greenbushes in Western Australia. It is approximately 250 km south of Perth and
is the biggest hard rock Lithium mine in the world. The Greenbushes Lithium
Mine Water Treatment Plant will be constructed utilising some of Veolia Water Technologies
core technologies.

After extensive engineering and test work, Veolia
Water Technologies will provide a water treatment plant solution based on ACTIFLO®
clarification, CeraMem® ultrafiltration, high recovery RO
and two stage EVALED® thermal evaporation. The water treatment plant is
designed to treat a maximum feed flow of 150 m3/h and achieve the
highest overall water recovery possible.

This new water treatment plant will enable Talison
Lithium to double the output from the Greenbushes Operations, and satisfy the
environmental requirements to reduce lithium contained in the onsite mine water
prior to discharge to the environment.

While preliminary activities have already
commenced, the construction of the Greenbushes Lithium Mine Water Treatment
Plant is scheduled to be completed and operational in 2019.

Talison Lithium is a
leading global producer of lithium. Talison Lithium’s headquarters are in
Perth, Western Australia and the Company has over 140 employees located in
Australia, Canada, Chile and China. Talison Lithium currently produces lithium
concentrate at its lithium mineral project in Western Australia located in the
town of Greenbushes. The lithium orebody at Greenbushes is unique in that it
contains large zones of high grade lithium ore. Lithium has been produced from
the Greenbushes operations for over 25 years and Talison Lithium currently
exports over 350,000 tonnes of lithium products annually to a global customer
base. www.talisonlithium.com

Veolia Water
Technologies provides water and wastewater treatment solutions to private and public
sector organisations throughout Australasia – offering the complete range of
services required to design, build, operate, maintain, upgrade and manage water
and wastewater treatment facilities and systems. At Veolia, we draw on
comprehensive and advanced international expertise, covering areas such as
water chemistry, water reuse and desalination.

Veolia Water Technologies also provides construction and maintenance
services for water distribution and wastewater collection systems and
refurbishment services for large parts of Australia's urban water networks and
sewerage systems. We pioneer the use of minimal impact techniques to assess and
upgrade networks. Our consulting services help municipal and water utilities
organisations maximise revenue from their water services.

Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource
management. With over 163 000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and
provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the
sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three
complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources,
preserve available resources, and to replenish them.

In 2016, the Veolia group supplied 100 million
people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service,
produced 54 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 30 million metric
tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia Environment (listed on
Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €24.39 billion in 2016. www.veolia.com